Community Colleges and the Equity Agenda: What the Record Shows
This paper discusses the economic returns to education for African American and Hispanic students and the performance of community colleges in increasing college access for ethnic minority students.
Community Colleges and the Equity Agenda: The Potential of Noncredit Education
This article discusses the potential of noncredit education in community colleges as a bridge to college for the most disadvantaged youth and adults.
Implementing the “Education Consensus”: The Federal Role in Supporting Vocational-Technical Education
This report, commissioned by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) of the U.S. Department of Education, examines the rationale for federal involvement in occupational education.
The Characteristics of Occupational Sub-Baccalaureate Students Entering the New Millennium
This report is a quantitative analysis of postsecondary occupational education students using national datasets.
The Potential of Community Colleges as Bridges to Opportunity for the Disadvantaged: Can It Be Achieved on a Large Scale?
This report examines community colleges’ successes and failures in their role as a bridge to opportunity for disadvantaged students and discusses changes they could make to be more effective in this role.